The prime minister says he didn't discuss it with the Cabinet as he does not have to ask his ministers about who he approves.
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks at the Raya open house at Seri Perdana in Putrajaya today.
PUTRAJAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said it was his decision to make Latheefa Koya Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief, after several of his ministers said they were in the dark over her appointment.“I didn’t discuss it with the Cabinet as I don’t have to ask the Cabinet about who I approve,” he said in a press conference at his Raya open house in Seri Perdana here.
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